GEOG 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Ellsworth Huntington, Environmental Determinism, Sustainable Development
30 Apr 2018
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Natural Resources
- Natural Resource: is anything created through natural processes (limited and none
recyclable) that people use and value. Ex. Water, air, oil, gold, etc.
What are renewal and nonrenewable resources?
- Renewal- are replaced continually, at least within a human lifespan. Ex. Solar energy, air,
wind, trees, grain.
- Nonrenewable- form so slowly that for practical purposes, they cannot be replaced
when used. Ex. Coal, oil, gas, iron, etc.
Characteristics that help define Natural Resources?
- Cultural alue: a soiety’s ultural alues ifluee people’s deisio that a oodity is
desirable and acceptable to use.
- Technology: must be high enough to use the resource or provide multiple uses.
- Economic value: affects whether a resource is affordable and accessible.
Case Study
How would petroleum be use a natural resource in North America?
- Cultural value: Individuals need to drive and enjoy the convenience of petroleum to heat
and generate electricity.
- Technology: Petroleum is the preferred fuel in the transportation and industrial sectors.
- Economy value: Individuals are willing to pay high prices, therefore petroleum continue
to be use.
Views on the Environment
- Environmental determinism: (Ellsworth Huntington) was a doctrine that held that
human activities are controlled by the environment such as,
o Social development
o Economic development
o Behavior
- Possibilism: believe the natural environment does no more than limit the range of
choices, affording opportunities rather than imposing limitations.
- Sustainable development: development that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Gas prices
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Chinese Auto Demand
- Auto sales in China are booming, with the biggest vehicles is even stronger, with sales
of luxury cars and SUVs expected to surge by 40 to 45 percent.
- a surge in real estate and stock prices that has created a crop of Chinese billionaires.
- Gas costs $2.90 a gallon. State oil companies are barred from passing on rising crude
costs to consumers, instead covering their losses out of profits from their drilling units.
- China is the world's No. 2 oil consumer after the United States, and imports rose 12.3
percent last year!!!!!!!!.
Energy Resources
What was the legacy of the Industrial Revolution in the environment?
- Discovery
- Utilization
- Dependency
- Technology to use fossil fuel (coal, oil, and natural gas).
- Pollution
- Consumption
Trend in US Energy use 1950-1998
Alternative Energy Resources
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Document Summary
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